Today, he's the vice president of the DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club, which boasts members from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

"We like the concept of the car," Felecia said. "It was a unique, innovative car. Somebody took a big risk business-wise. He came up with some ideas -- not all of them perfect."

The DeLorean - with its stainless steel exterior and mid-engine - was the brainchild of John DeLorean, an automobile executive who left General Motors in 1973 to form the DeLorean Motor Co. in Northern Ireland.

The car was manufactured as the DMC-12 in 1981 and 1982.

The DeLorean Motor Co went bankrupt in 1982 following John DeLorean's arrest on drug trafficking charges. He was later found not guilty.

By then, it was too late.

About 100 partially assembled cars were completed by Consolidated International, also known as Big Lots. The one the Lundgrens purchased belongs to that fleet.

In total, about 9000 DeLoreans were built, though the factory contained parts for about 30,000, according to delorean.com.

The remaining inventory now belongs to the DeLorean Motor Co of Texas.

"We have people that will speed up and slow down alongside of us so they can see the car," Brent said.

It's a vehicle that continues to captivate imaginations. The hype is mainly fueled by the "Back to the Future" movies, where the DeLorean DMC-12 is used as a homemade time machine powered by a plutonium-based "flux capacitor."

In the movie, time travel to a selected date happens when the car reaches 88 miles per hour (141kmh).

In real life, when a DeLorean reaches 88 miles per hour, "you get a speeding ticket," Brent laughed.

The film isn't a major factor in the Lundgrens love of their car.

Their love for each other, though, blossomed around its gull-wing doors and fiber glass underbody.

At the beginning of their relationship, Brent asked his future wife on a date to a car show.

"We had gone out a few times. I knew a few things about him," Felecia said. "I said 'yes,' because I actually enjoy cars."